نقش میانجی ناگویی هیجانی در رابطه بین باورهای فراشناختی با اضطراب اجتماعی در دانشجویان زن

نویسندگان
آفاق جعفری
روح الله حدادی
سعیده زمردی
چکیده
اضطراب اجتماعی یکی از شایع‌ترین مشکلات روان‌شناختی در دوره جوانی، به‌ویژه در میان دانشجویان، است که می‌تواند پیامدهای نامطلوبی بر عملکرد تحصیلی، روابط بین‌فردی و سلامت روان داشته باشد. پژوهش حاضر با هدف تعیین نقش میانجی ناگویی هیجانی در رابطه بین باورهای فراشناختی و اضطراب اجتماعی در دانشجویان زن انجام شد. این پژوهش از نوع توصیفی ـ همبستگی بود. جامعه آماری شامل تمامی دانشجویان زن دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران غرب در بهار ۱۴۰۴ بود که از میان آن‌ها ۳۸۴ نفر به روش نمونه‌گیری در دسترس انتخاب شدند. داده‌ها با استفاده از فرم کوتاه پرسشنامه باورهای فراشناختی، مقیاس ناگویی هیجانی تورنتو و پرسشنامه اضطراب اجتماعی گردآوری و با بهره‌گیری از ضریب همبستگی پیرسون و مدل‌یابی معادلات ساختاری تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها نشان داد باورهای فراشناختی با ناگویی هیجانی و اضطراب اجتماعی رابطه مثبت و معناداری دارند و ناگویی هیجانی نیز به طور معناداری اضطراب اجتماعی را پیش‌بینی می‌کند. همچنین، اثر غیرمستقیم باورهای فراشناختی بر اضطراب اجتماعی از طریق ناگویی هیجانی معنادار بود که بیانگر نقش میانجی جزئی ناگویی هیجانی در این رابطه است. به طور کلی، نتایج نشان می‌دهد باورهای فراشناختی علاوه بر اثر مستقیم، از طریق افزایش دشواری در شناسایی و توصیف هیجان‌ها نیز به تشدید اضطراب اجتماعی منجر می‌شوند. این یافته‌ها بر اهمیت توجه هم‌زمان به اصلاح باورهای فراشناختی و ارتقای مهارت‌های پردازش هیجانی در طراحی مداخلات پیشگیرانه و درمانی برای کاهش اضطراب اجتماعی در دانشجویان تأکید دارد.
کلیدواژه‌ها
باورهای فراشناختی
ناگویی هیجانی
اضطراب اجتماعی

عنوان مقاله English

The Mediating Role of Alexithymia in the Relationship between Metacognitive Beliefs and Social Anxiety in Female University Students

نویسندگان English

afagh jafari
Ruhollah Haddadi
saeedeh Zomorodi
چکیده English

Social anxiety is one of the most prevalent psychological problems during young adulthood, particularly among university students, and may adversely affect academic performance, interpersonal relationships, and mental health. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of alexithymia in the relationship between metacognitive beliefs and social anxiety among female university students. This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 384 female students enrolled at the Tehran West Branch of Islamic Azad University during the spring semester of 2025, who were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Short Form of the Metacognitions Questionnaire (MCQ-30), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings indicated that metacognitive beliefs were positively and significantly associated with both alexithymia and social anxiety. Furthermore, alexithymia was positively associated with social anxiety. The indirect effect of metacognitive beliefs on social anxiety through alexithymia was also significant, indicating the partial mediating role of alexithymia in this relationship. Overall, the findings suggest that maladaptive metacognitive beliefs contribute to increased social anxiety both directly and indirectly through greater difficulties in identifying and describing emotions. These results highlight the importance of addressing metacognitive beliefs and emotional processing deficits in the development of preventive and therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing social anxiety among female university students.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

metacognitive beliefs
alexithymia
social anxiety
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